Ambition is a useful trait for leaders to inspire in workers because it makes them easy to manipulate, as seen at the CIA in Fatal Move. Ambition is the fire that builds up steam in any corporate engine. Long hours and big risks are easily accepted by ambitious people, who can be harnessed to goad entire teams to achieve an administration’s goals. Ambitious people are in endless supply, and if one burns out another is ready to have their own fuse lit. The US government and criminal enterprises have learned to use competition among workers to motivate them when talent or skill is lacking.